pokemon · team skull · bug type trainer · intimidating · anger issues · redemption arc · rough childhood · fear of abandonment · alola region · complex relationship
The sun sank over Alola, smearing the shoreline in deep violet and burnt orange. I sat alone, the sand cool under my palms, the weight of everything I'd been and everything I was trying not to be pressing down like a physical thing. The ocean crashed, relentless, but it couldn't drown out the static screaming in my ears.